Winter Party Decorations

It's very important to know that lighting sets the mood, especially for a Winter Wonderland party.Combine some of the following ideas to light your room perfectly this Winter...

1. Wrap a few trees with white or blue lights. Cover individual branches as well as the trunk of the tree to emphasize the stark beauty of winter. 2. Place a few potted green plants along the edges of the walkway. 3. Spread fake snow on the path leading up to the doorway of your home. 4. Make snow drifts against the potted plants 5. Sprinkle snow on the plants themselves and even the stairs.

Create light with brown paper bags for a homemade winter wonderland: 1. Gather brown paper bags. 2. Fold the top of each bag about 2 inches down making a cuff. 3. Fill one-third of the bag with sand. 4. Place votive candles in glass holders and set one in each bag. 5. Place the bags along your driveway.Another winter luminary idea is to make luminaries out of ice. Read how here.

When it comes time to seek shelter from the cold, you want an indoor space that's every bit as invigorating as the outside. If you're not one of the few who reside in a rustic wood cabin in Vermont or atop the slopes on Aspen, fake it by turning your...

There are so many great ways to bring winter to your table, which include bringing the colors, smells, and texture of the season indoors.Use a color scheme of blue, silver, and white with accents of brown at the dinner table.Blue shimmer tablecloth and brown napkins are a perfect combination.Use your silver flatware.An added touch would be clear or blue wine glasses and water goblets.

Use cut greenery from your own outside bushes to make your own winter arrangement. Be sure to use different types of evergreens like boxwood, western cedar and juniper.

Combine an assortment of votive candles, faux snow and pillar candles that are white, blue, silver or brown for the table decor. Use the back side of magnolia leave to add brown accents.